Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04
OUR uAVERSACIk,
Notes From Camp and Post Throughout
Vermont.

Brooks Post, g. A. r., of Montpelier
are holding meetings every Tuesday even
ing
Post whitney, 80. q of Tunbrdgc held .
Il fair February %, which was largely at
tended.
A post of the Grand Army has been or
Canizpd at Wheelock with Samuel Jones |
as post commander
The Woman's Relief corps of Montpel- |
Ter will furnish four rooms in the soldiers |
home at Bennington.
A fine picture of the grand review in
Washington in 1868 has been presented to
the Middlebury post recently by A. b.
Colby.
The St Johnsbury Guards promenade
concert at the town hall Thursday evening
called out Il good attendance and was "A
success generally.
Hooker Post of South Londonderry, as
sisted by the w. K. C., gave an entertain
meut on Thursday evening, February -
consisting of the drama, 1.-THE stolen
WILL" followed by a supper and dance.
At Nergennes Wednesday evening, at
the school house hall, Bread on the
Waters" and The Yankee Peddler" was
given 10y the New Haven DRAMATIC socl-
ETY. for the benefit of Ethan Allen Post.
The officers of Brooks Post, Montpelier,
have received a complete outfit of new
arms and equipments. They will uniform
said that the members will also procure
new uniforms.
Gen. Stephen Thomas of Montpelier
viii deliver the Memorial day address at
East Thettord; Commander Blodgett of
St. JOhnsburN al Ma. chester Depot and
Hon. David f.. Nicholson of Rutland at
Wilmington
These non-commissioned appointments
Z have been made in the Estey guard: Ser
geants, Frank q. Knight, o. Il. Leonard,
/ O. II. How e, &. f. Thompson, f. I. Hop
I kinson; corporals, p. j. Higgins, &. r.
/ Ober l.. ; Maynard, J. G., Henkel, w,
;. Pine.
/ The poem composed upon the words and
/ honor confer ed upon the Vermont troops
/ 10y General Sedgwick Put the Neamont
troops ahead and keep the lines well
closed up was written by COmrade w.
| II. Parker of Post 10, G. A. r., Cambridge,
and any other party claiming to be the
author is fraud.
The camp fire of Pest Randall of st.
| Johnsbury, Wednesday evening, was
attended by about 100, including
wives and children. and was IA very enjoy
/ able occasion. Col. StaVer spoke of the
| gallantry OF Gen Upton. the "Christan
soldier Dr.. BoyntOn of the siege of
| Charleston, followed by Henry Park, who
took part in the siege, and Lieut.. II. II.
| Woodbury. on the battle of shiloh III
| which he was engaged.
Col. Nrazey delivered his lecture, "Gen.
Meade and the Pad Vermont Brigade at
Grttysburg,' before the post at Putney,
J February Ii. At the close of the lecture
/ Col. NeaZeY WAS treated to a presentation
by Post Commander l.. r. Bailey of a
cane handsomely mounted and engraved
, made from wood which grew upon the
a., battlefield at Gettysburg, and which he
obtained during h : visit there last fall.
! On Thursday evening February H. the
llL ,i..lt h,a lao,
fore the post at Chester.
Pensions have been recently granted to
NermOnterS as follows: Richard Dodge,
Montpelier, - month and Si25 arrears ;
William Dillon, Montpelier - a month
ana 500 arrears George W. Foster, Jr.,
North Calais, IS IA month and $72 arrears /;
| AmaSa LaCkeY, West Braintrte, - a
month and 1921 arrears lieman A Moore
Fairlee, an increase from g to 50 a month
and 500 arrears Curtis O. Slack, Chelsea,
- a month and So? arrears :; John b. Bet
tels, Newport, an increase from S24 to $50
ii month + ID. Waldo, Cabot, an increase
from $l2 to SIG a month.
The Bennington Grand Army boys held
their first meeting in their new nall Sat
urdaY evening. The hall and ante-rooms
cover the whole OF the third floor of the
new Adams block. The rooms are finish
ed with inside blinds, and the hall Is
wainscutted the wood work being finished
and the floor took over 200 yards to cover
it. Later on the Post expect to give 4
"hOuse warming" at which time then
friends will be invited to visit and inspect
their new and elegant house.
About 10 years ago Mrs. Ann Hawley OF
Brandon was granted a pension on the
ground that her husband, Thomas w
: lIawley, who was Il private in company II
= first Vermont cavalry had died at the City
Point hospital IN 1864. He was last hearC
of at that place and was dangerously i'll
In 1850 a citizen of Rutland filed an appli
cation for a pension for Mrs. llawley',
minor child, stating that the father wa!
4 dead and that the mother had forsakel
/ the child 10 years before and lett tn,
! State. Ten days ago Hawey himself flee
: a claim for pension and gave his postotlc
< address as Washington, ID. &. Ilawley
/ has been invited to visit the pension Ollie
To- and explain matters.
There are COBB Grand Army posts in Thu